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1. Transporting highly concentrated slurries with centrifugal pumps : the thickened minerals tailings example
Abstract : New technologies are continuously considered for the handling and deposition of tailings. With thickened tailings only a fraction of water used conventionally reaches the disposal area, thus limiting sizes of water holding dam facilities and areas to be rehabilitated. Heat may also be recovered with direct water circulation from the thickening. READ MORE
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2. Understanding Technical Debt and Assumption-Related Challenges in the Domain of Cyber-Physical Systems
Abstract : In today's world software is contributing a substantial part of the new functionalities and innovations of the automotive industry. So the size and the complexity of the software is dramatically increasing with time, which comes with additional challenges, e.g., implicit assumptions or technical debt. READ MORE
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3. The arrival of the tipping point of solar photovoltaic technology
Abstract : Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has become well-established for addressing both greenhouse gas emission reductions and regional air pollution. Rapid developments within the solar PV sector are still facing various technical barriers, economic impediments, and institutional barriers. READ MORE
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4. On conceptual design reliability : an approach for identification of potential failures
Abstract : This thesis is the result of research in the area of Evaluation and Decision-Making in the Design Process. It examines how to support and facilitate the evaluation activities in the design process in order to create a more solid foundation on which to base design decisions. READ MORE
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5. In what way is it sustainable? : Developing a multi-criteria method for sustainability assessment of socio-technical systems
Abstract : Due to increasing environmental degradation, decreasing resource stocks, and growing inequality there is an urgent need for sustainable development. Many of these societal challenges are interlinked and interconnected and sustainable development represents a multi-dimensional and integrative concept to overcome them. READ MORE